Where does “Karpfen” come from?

Karpfen (German) comes from Middle High German karpfe, from Old High German karpho, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Karpfen (German): carp

Definitions

  1. carp

Ancestry of “Karpfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankarpfe—
2Old High Germankarphocarp
3LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
4Proto-Italickarpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Karpfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →
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